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New Releases Dec 9: The Approaching Holidays

A monumental box set marking the 400th anniversary of Louis Couperin and a set of new holiday albums.

Keegan MorrisApril 8, 2025

New Releases Apr. 8: Instrument Spotlights

Associated PressApril 4, 2025

The delicate dance to preserve the magic of Abbey Road’s legendary Studio One

Iconic Chicago buildings — including the Wrigley Building, Tribune Tower, and the Hancock Center — with happy, multicolored tulips in the foreground

Keegan MorrisApril 1, 2025

Playlist: Feel-Good Classical Music

Independence Day Parade Playlist

Adela SkowronskiJuly 2, 2025

Celebrate with marches written by Sousa... and other American composers!

close up of timpani instrument and mallets

The Evolution of the Orchestra: Percussion

Katherine BuzardJuly 2, 2025

Humans across cultures have played percussion instruments to accompany music and dance or for ritual, religious, or military purposes. But percussion’s rise in prominence within the context of the Western symphony orchestra only really began in the 20th century.

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Classical Voyages: London

Keegan MorrisMarch 28, 2025

Join us on a trip around London, a city with character, landmarks, and music to spare.

Pianist Jeremy Liu with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago at Symphony Center

Middle School Pianist Wins CSO Young Artist Competition

Robbie EllisMarch 25, 2025

The winner's teacher, Sueanne Metz, says his "genuine sincerity shines through when he performs, along with his intelligence, maturity, and creativity beyond his years."

New Releases Mar. 24: A Kanneh-Mason Debut, Ravel x2, Rare Birds, and More Composers

March 25, 2025

Composer-specific recordings are front-and-center this week, with two foregrounding works by Maurice Ravel, as well as album-length explorations dedicated to Telemann, Franz Schubert, and Georges Bizet. And two debut recordings: by Jeneba Kanneh-Mason and idiosyncratic chamber collective Owls.

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff